But

Yet people sometimes mistake compassion for weakness of the mind, and they might tend to laugh at such acts of heroic kindness. Foolish though to do so, since compassion is always the first act of the weak, but only apparently so. Compassion - that rare gift, that rare gem. Weakness of the mind in others - maybe so, or is it long-suffering solidarity with others? Compassion hides many depths, and sometimes in rare cases, it may even hide the not so weak. Governments understand this en praxi. Strength does not always vaunt itself first as strength. The strong are strong enough to show their emotions. Pity the strong? Mmm maybe. Strong though.